So, my wife and walked through an open house yesterday in Arlington on Barbara Ln. We are in the process of remodeling a property we recently acquired on the same street. The neighbors told us that the house had significant foundation damage before the remodel. Anyway, these were our observations:
1. Bricks had been painted outside and inside a nice tone of grey.
2. Interior had a couple of different colors of paint (all neutral shades of grey and white)
3. 5" PVC plank wood looking continuous flooring had been chosen everywhere except the bathrooms and kitchen
4. Large neutral 30" porcelain or ceramic tile had been used for the kitchen.
5. Granite counters and simple tile back splash
6. Existing kitchen cabinets had been retained but painted with grey latex and dressed up with drawer pulls. Exposed hinges were painted. Insides of cabinets were painted white.
7. New stainless appliances, sinks
8. All new windows and exterior doors.
9. All interior doors and hardware were updated to solid core 3 light raised panel style doors.
10. All light switches, sockets, and covers were replaced
11. 6" solid wood baseboards were used everywhere.
12. Guest Bath, tub was removed and simple walk in shower used instead. Simple and elegant.
13. Flat paint everywhere except the bathrooms and trim. Even the doors were painted with flat.
The thing that surprised me most was the decision to change all the interior doors. I need to research the expense of that. I love the look and feel of the heavy stylish interior doors. They go a long way to making the home feel more modern. If not cost prohibitive I think I will try and find a way to do that on all my flips from now on. I was surprised at how good the old honey oak kitchen cabinets looked after they were painted. If they aren't damaged, this is the way to go. New ones are just too damn expensive. I am torn on the tile in the kitchen and baths instead of the continuous PVC plank flooring. I think it looks good both ways, but my preference is tile in those spaces. I really like the new colors. Black, shades of grey, white and cream have a nice feel. I like the way the homes look when the bricks are painted but I always wonder what they are hiding when I see painted bricks.
Anyway, it is a 2300 sq ft. single story floor plan. One of the larger floor plans for the area. They are asking $94 per sqft which seams reasonable for the area. I'm not sure if that is original footage or if there has been an addition. I was expecting to get $100-110 per sq.ft. for our 1700 sq ft remodeled property. Let's see
